Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time.

Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time.

Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.

Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.